"Cowardice was only the predominant Passion that seiz'd me then, but now I am as valiant as any Man, and by thy supernatural Charms I adore you."
— Coffey, Charles (d. 1745)
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Lawton Gilliver ... and Fran. Cogan
Date
1730
Metaphor
"Cowardice was only the predominant Passion that seiz'd me then, but now I am as valiant as any Man, and by thy supernatural Charms I adore you."
Metaphor in Context
MODELEY
Look'ee there it is now, rat me--ha, ha, ha! humorous enough faith. Why, Madam, I am very often passively active, and actively passive; that is, sometimes I am pleas'd to give a beating, and at other Times to take one; Cowardice was only the predominant Passion that seiz'd me then, but now I am as valiant as any Man, and by thy supernatural Charms I adore you.
AIR I.
Whilst the Town's brim full of Folly.
Whilst your Eyes so full of Fire
Fill my Soul with soft Desire,
Who can bear their Influence?
All Mankind must needs adore you,
Gods themselves too fall before you,
Ev'ry Glance charms ev'ry Sense.
(III.i)
Look'ee there it is now, rat me--ha, ha, ha! humorous enough faith. Why, Madam, I am very often passively active, and actively passive; that is, sometimes I am pleas'd to give a beating, and at other Times to take one; Cowardice was only the predominant Passion that seiz'd me then, but now I am as valiant as any Man, and by thy supernatural Charms I adore you.
AIR I.
Whilst the Town's brim full of Folly.
Whilst your Eyes so full of Fire
Fill my Soul with soft Desire,
Who can bear their Influence?
All Mankind must needs adore you,
Gods themselves too fall before you,
Ev'ry Glance charms ev'ry Sense.
(III.i)
Provenance
Searching "predominant passion" in HDIS
Citation
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1730).
See Charles Coffey, The Female Parson: Or, Beau in Sudds. An Opera. As it is acted at the New Theatre in Hay-Market ... By Mr. Charles Coffey (London: Lawton Gilliver, 1730). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
See Charles Coffey, The Female Parson: Or, Beau in Sudds. An Opera. As it is acted at the New Theatre in Hay-Market ... By Mr. Charles Coffey (London: Lawton Gilliver, 1730). <Link to ESTC><Link to ECCO>
Theme
Ruling Passion
Date of Entry
06/07/2004
